KASHIWA, CHIBA PREF. – Brazilian striker Leandro scored a 116th-minute winner to send Kashiwa Reysol into the Asian Champions League group stage after shaking off Thai Premier League side Chonburi FC 3-2 in extra time on Tuesday night.
Reysol qualified for the ACL playoff at Hitachi Stadium by virtue of their fourth-place finish in the J. League last season, and took an eighth-minute lead over the visitors through Kosuke Takatomi in bitterly cold conditions.
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